Punk Quotes
453 Punk quotes by 291 unique authors
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Punk was defined by an attitude rather than a musical style.
— David Byrne
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I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey, when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt…
— James Caan
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I got all A's and was hated for it; I spoke correctly and was called a punk.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world,…
— Kurt Cobain
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Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.
— Kurt Cobain
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I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.
— Kurt Cobain
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Looking back on the production of 'Nevermind,' I'm embarrassed by it now. It's closer to a Motley Crue record than it is a punk rock…
— Kurt Cobain
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While the behavior of the Russian government, Putin and Putin punks are abhorrent, nothing will be changed by boycotting the Sochi Winter Games. In fact,…
— David Mixner
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To love one child and to love all children, whether living or dead -somewhere these two loves come together. To love a no-good but humble…
— Marguerite Duras
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I thought, man, if you could run 100 miles, you'd be in this Zen state. You'd be the f**king Buddha. Bringing peace and a smile…
— Jenn Shelton
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Rap actually comes out of punk rock, not black music.
— Stanley Crouch
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Ray Lewis knifed through those offensive linemen like a sucker-punch switchblade slicing between the ribs of some inebriated trash-talking punk outside a sports bar.
— Dennis Miller
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When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm…
— Leonardo DiCaprio
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The American ideal of sexuality appears to be rooted in the American ideal of masculinity. This idea has created cowboys and Indians, good guys and…
— James A. Baldwin
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It's all magic to me. Country to punk rock, all of it. Chopin to Kurt Cobain. But it always all comes back to punk for…
— James Marsters
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I just try not to subscribe to the ways of celebrity. I'm not a celebrity, I'm a working actor. A lot of the events --…
— Milo Ventimiglia
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In 50 years, your grandchildren will be asking you where you were when CM Punk beat the Undertaker's streak!
— CM Punk
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Anybody wants to call me the Triple H of Ring of Honor, I think that's hilarious. I would prefer to call Triple H the CM…
— CM Punk
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CM has always stood for one thing: Chicago Made. Chick Magnet? That’s preposterous. Girls don’t like me. I was born and raised in Chicago. The…
— CM Punk
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I created Punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That's what I do.…
— Avril Lavigne
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Punk is like not about the style, its about the music!
— Avril Lavigne
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I hate it when people say I'm not a true punk. I don't go around calling myself punk; I never have. That's what people need…
— Avril Lavigne
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I was into punk rock back when I was in high school. I used to go around to dive venues and take photographs. But now…
— Garrett Hedlund
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I was a punk rocker when I was a teenager. I wanted to look like Nancy Spungen. I had dyed blonde hair and lots of…
— Noomi Rapace
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After crippling the big red retard tonight, over a short period of time I have run the gambit of the who's who in the World…
— Triple H
Who Wrote These Punk Quotes
291 authors contributed a total of 453 Punk Quotes, led by these top contributors: